Where does “-ı” come from?

-ı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-ı (Turkish): accusative suffix; 3rd person singular possessive...

Definitions

  1. accusative suffix; 3rd person singular possessive...

Ancestry of “-ı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـی3rd-person possessive suffix
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'—
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ı”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →